Airports / Kansas / HYS
Hays Regional Airport
KHYS / HYSHays, KansasELEV 1,999 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
22 nm
To the nearest alternate
Russell Municipal Airport (RSL).
Overview
Hays Regional Airport (KHYS / HYS) sits in Hays, Kansas, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 1,999 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
HYS has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Russell Municipal Airport (RSL, 22 nm), Dodge City Regional Airport (DDC, 73 nm), and Salina Municipal Airport (SLN, 76 nm).
Quotes for flights out of HYS vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from HYS, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
KHYS
IATA
HYS
FAA / Local
HYS
Elevation
1,999 ft
Coordinates
38.8445° N · 99.2731° W
Airspace
E · EchoClass E — EchoControlled airspace reaches the surface for instrument approaches, but there is no control tower on the field.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs KS fields
state range 754–3,656 ft
At 1,999 ft, HYS sits higher than 82% of the 38 Kansas fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 22nmRSLRussell Municipal AirportRussell
- 73nmDDCDodge City Regional AirportDodge City
- 76nmSLNSalina Municipal AirportSalina
- 81nmHUTHutchinson Municipal AirportHutchinson
- 88nmGCKGarden City Regional AirportGarden City
- 102nmMCKMcCook Ben Nelson Regional AirportMcCook
Location
Open the full mapKHYS · Hays Regional Airport · Hays, KS
From the ramp
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